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TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA Company No. Company name and address 

264 ...................................................................... Bayer Crop Science LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., PO Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709. 

279 ...................................................................... FMC Corp. Agricultural Products, 1735 Market St. Rm 1978, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

1043 .................................................................... Steris Corporation, PO Box 147, St. Louis, MO 63166–0147. 

2217 .................................................................... PBI/Gordon Corp., 1217 West 12th St., Kansas City, MI 64101–0090. 

10324 .................................................................. Mason Chemical Co., 721 W. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. 

10807 .................................................................. Amrep, Inc, Agent: Lewis & Harrison LLC, 122 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20001. 

53883 .................................................................. Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507–1041. 

75341 .................................................................. Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., 980 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14209. 

CA110009 ........................................................... Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc., 2530 Sever Rd. Suite 300, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. 

GA080007, MI060004, VA080007 ...................... Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, D/B/A Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., PO Box 18300, 

Greensboro, NC 27149–8300. 

GA080011, KY080024, VA080009 ..................... Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. 

ID060014, MT950003, NV040003, NV060007, 

SD070001.

Hacco, Inc., 110 Hopkins Dr., Randolph, WI 53956–1316. 

MI000003 ............................................................ Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513. 

NV080003 ........................................................... BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528. 

WA060011 .......................................................... Nippon Soda Co. Ltd, Agent: Nisso America Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 2110, New York, NY 

10006. 

III. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that 

a registrant of a pesticide product may 

at any time request that any of its 

pesticide registrations be cancelled. 

FIFRA further provides that, before 

acting on the request, EPA must publish 

a notice of receipt of any such request 

in the Federal Register. 

Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires 

that before acting on a request for 

voluntary cancellation, EPA must 

provide a 30-day public comment 

period on the request for voluntary 

cancellation or use termination. In 

addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) 

requires that EPA provide a 180-day 

comment period on a request for 

voluntary cancellation or termination of 

any minor agricultural use before 

granting the request, unless: 

1. The registrants request a waiver of 

the comment period, or 

2. The EPA Administrator determines 

that continued use of the pesticide 

would pose an unreasonable adverse 

effect on the environment. 

The registrants in Table 2 of Unit II 

have not requested that EPA waive the 

180-day comment period. Accordingly, 

EPA will provide a 180-day comment 

period on the proposed requests. 

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Request 

Registrants who choose to withdraw a 

request for cancellation should submit 

such withdrawal in writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products 

have been subject to a previous 

cancellation action, the effective date of 

cancellation and all other provisions of 

any earlier cancellation action are 

controlling. 

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing 

Stocks 

Existing stocks are those stocks of 

registered pesticide products that are 

currently in the United States and that 

were packaged, labeled, and released for 

shipment prior to the effective date of 

the cancellation action. Because the 

Agency has identified no significant 

potential risk concerns associated with 

these pesticide products, upon 

cancellation of the products identified 

in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates 

allowing registrants to sell and 

distribute existing stocks of these 

products for 1 year after publication of 

the Cancellation Order in the Federal 

Register. Thereafter, registrants will be 

prohibited from selling or distributing 

the pesticides identified in Table 1 of 

Unit II., except for export consistent 

with FIFRA section 17 or for proper 

disposal. Persons other than registrants 

will generally be allowed to sell, 

distribute, or use existing stocks until 

such stocks are exhausted, provided that 

such sale, distribution, or use is 

consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the cancelled products. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: December 13, 2011. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–340 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0996; FRL–9331–3] 

Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium 

Tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos 

Registration Review Final Decisions; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decisions for the pesticides 

butylate, case no. 0071; fenoxycarb, case 

no. 7401; sodium tetrathiocarbonate, 

case no. 7009; and temephos, case no. 

0006. Registration review is EPA’s 

periodic review of pesticide 

registrations to ensure that each 

pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, that the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without causing 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

The chemical review manager identified 

in the Table of Unit II. for the pesticide 

of interest. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 


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number: (703) 305–5026; fax number: 

(703) 308–8090; email address: 

costello.kevin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

pesticide specific contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0996. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either in the electronic docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final registration review decisions 

for butylate, case no. 0071; fenoxycarb, 

case no. 7401; sodium 

tetrathiocarbonate, case no. 7009; and 

temephos, case no. 0006. Butylate is a 

thiocarbamate soil-incorporated 

herbicide and was registered for use on 

field corn, pop corn, and sweet corn. 

The last butylate pesticide product 

registered for use in the United States 

was cancelled on March 23, 2011. 

Fenoxycarb is an O-ethyl carbamate 

derivative insecticide used to control 

fire ants and big-headed ants on turf, 

home lawns, agricultural areas, nonagricultural areas, horse farms, and 

ornamental nursery stock, among other 

areas. Fenoxycarb is also used to control 

a variety of insects in greenhouses in a 

total release fogger product. Sodium 

tetrathiocarbonate is a soil fumigant 

used for the management of nematodes 

and phytophthora root rot, oak root 

fungus, and phylloxera. It was registered 

for use on grapes, citrus, almonds, 

peaches, prunes, and plums only in the 

states of Arizona, California, Oregon, 

and Washington. Temephos is a nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide 

which is applied to standing water, 

shallow ponds, lakes, woodland pools, 

tidal waters, marshes, swamps, waters 

high in organic content, highly polluted 

water, catch basins (and similar areas 

where mosquitoes may breed), stream 

margins, and intertidal zones of sandy 

beaches. Target pests include aquatic 

larvae of mosquitoes, midges, gnats, 

punkies, and sandflies. 

TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW CASES WITH FINAL DECISIONS

Registration review case name and no. Pesticide docket ID no. Chemical review manager, telephone No., 

email address 

Butylate Case Number 0071 .............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0882 ............................. Steven Snyderman, (703) 347–0249, 

snyderman.steven@epa.gov. 

Fenoxycarb Case Number 7401 ........................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0111 ............................. Tom Myers, (703) 308–8589, 

myers.tom@epa.gov. 

Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate Case Number 7009 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1084 ............................. Tom Myers, (703) 308–8589, 

myers.tom@epa.gov. 

Temephos Case Number 0006 .......................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0444 ............................. Tom Myers, (703) 308–8589, 

myers.tom@epa.gov. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered butylate, fenoxycarb, 

sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and 

temephos in light of the FIFRA standard 

for registration. The butylate, 

fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, 

and temephos Final Decision 

documents in the dockets describe the 

Agency’s rationale for issuing 

registration review final decisions for 

these pesticides. 

In addition to the final registration 

review decision document, the 

registration review dockets listed in the 

Table of Unit II. for butylate, 

fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, 

and temephos also include other 

relevant documents related to the 

registration review of these cases. The 

proposed registration review decision 

documents were posted to the 

respective dockets and the public was 

invited to submit any comments or new 

information. During the 60-day 

comment period, no public comments 

were received for butylate, fenoxycarb, 

and sodium tetrathiocarbonate. 

Comments were received for temephos, 

from the American Mosquito Control 

Association, Lee County Mosquito 

Control District, the IR–4 Project, and 

Value Garden Supply. The comments 

emphasized the benefits of temephos as 

it is used in public health for mosquito 

control. The Agency recognizes the role 

of temephos in mosquito control and 

has agreed to a 4-year phase-out of the 

product registrations to accommodate 

the public health need and allow 

registrants time to develop replacement 

products. The current temephos 

products will not be cancelled until 

December 30, 2015. Also, Value Garden 

Supply requested to rescind their 

voluntary cancellation. In response to 

Value Garden Supply’s request to 

rescind their voluntary cancellation 

request, the Agency has been in 

discussions with the registrant about the 

specific scientific data required to 

support their temephos product 

registrations affected by the 

Cancellation Order. If the required 

temephos data are submitted by the 

registrant, reviewed, and found 

acceptable by the Agency prior to 

December 30, 2015, the Agency may 

amend the Cancellation Order for the 

affected product registrations. Pursuant 

to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration 

review case dockets for butylate, 

fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, 

and temephos will remain open until all 

actions required in these final decisions 

have been completed. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http:// 

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registration_review. Links to earlier 

documents related to the registration 

review of these pesticide are provided 

at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/butylate/, http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/fenoxycarb/, http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/ 

sodium_tetrathiocarbonate/, and http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/temephos/. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 

155, subpart C, provide authority for 

this action. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Registration review, Pesticides and 

pests, Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium 

tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos. 

Dated: December 21, 2011. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–212 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0933; FRL–9328–2] 

Imidacloprid, Oxamyl, and Methomyl; 

Notice of Receipt of Requests to 

Voluntarily Amend Pesticide 

Registrations To Terminate Certain 

Uses 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 

notice of receipt of requests by 

registrants to voluntarily amend certain 

imidacloprid product registrations to 

delete use on almonds, to voluntarily 

amend oxamyl product registrations to 

delete use on soybeans, and to 

voluntarily amend methomyl product 

registrations to delete use on grapes. 

The requests would not terminate the 

last imidacloprid, oxamyl, or methomyl 

products registered for use in the United 

States. EPA intends to grant these 

requests at the close of the comment 

period for this announcement unless it 

receives substantive comments within 

the comment period that would merit 

further review of the request, or unless 

one or more of the registrants withdraws 

its request. If the Agency grants these 

requests, any sale, distribution, or use of 

products listed in this notice will be 

permitted after the uses are deleted only 

if such sale, distribution, or use is 

consistent with the terms as described 

in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0933 and 

pesticide active ingredient to which 

they pertain (imidacloprid, oxamyl, or 

methomyl), by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0933, and identify the pesticide active 

ingredient (imidacloprid, oxamyl, or 

methomyl) to which they pertain. EPA’s 

policy is that all comments received 

will be included in the docket without 

change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through 

regulations.gov or email. The 

regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the appropriate Chemical 

Review Manager identified in the table 

in this unit for the pesticide active 

ingredient of interest: 

Pesticide active ingredient 

Chemical review manager’s 

name and contact information 

Imidacloprid .... Rusty Wasem, Telephone 

number: (703) 305–6979, 

email address: 

wasem.russell@epa.gov. 

Methomyl ....... Tom Myers, Telephone number: (703) 308–8589, 

email address: 

myers.tom@epa.gov. 

Oxamyl ........... Monica Wait, Telephone 

number: (703) 347–8019, 

email address: 

wait.monica@epa.gov. 

Alternatively, you can write to the 

appropriate Chemical Review Manager’s 

attention at: Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 


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